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Chocolate Butter Toffee with Mixed Nuts
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| Servings: 5 dozen pieces |
Ingredients:  1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips 1/4 cup chopped almonds, toasted 1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted 1/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted 2 cups sugar 2 cup unsalted butter 1/2 cup water 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons vanilla |
| Instructions: Butter 13x9-inch pan; line with parchment or waxed paper. Butter paper. Sprinkle 3/4 cup milk chocolate chips, 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, 2 tablespoons almonds, 2 tablespoons pecans and 2 tablespoons walnuts over parchment paper; set aside. Combine sugar, butter, water and salt in heavy 4-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a full boil (10 to 12 minutes). Continue boiling, stirring often, until candy thermometer reaches 305°F or small amount of mixture dropped into ice water forms a hard brittle strand (20 to 25 minutes). Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Pour mixture into prepared pan. Immediately sprinkle with remaining almonds, pecans and walnuts; swirl into toffee with knife. Sprinkle remaining milk chocolate chips and semi-sweet chocolate chips evenly over toffee, pressing gently into toffee. Cool completely. Break into pieces. Makes: 5 dozen pieces (3 1/2 pounds) |
| Source: DianasDesserts.com |
| Date: April 27, 2002 |